Are Value Patterns Beginning to Emerge Globally?
As we reach the midpoint of 2022, it is more important than ever to look back and carefully assess 4G data to help guide economically rational practices in a 5G (and coming 6G) world. With our 4G-5G landscape analysis, we aimed to initiate a public discussion on which patent families are truly global (and therefore potentially deserving of premium FRAND rates), versus those that are more regional and national in scope. We also examine which assets map to specific technical specifications (TSs), how the TSs rank in terms of technical contribution, and whether and why that distinction matters.
This 4G-5G standard-essential patents (SEP) landscape update provides a fresh set of statistics on 4G-5G SEPs for use by the patent-holding and implementing communities. The goal is to continue the conversation while moving toward more sophisticated groupings and analysis of such SEPs, informed by recent court decisions and the global licensing marketplace. This iteration of the report covers the patent landscape through the end of 2021.